| Kanzeon-ji | |
|---|---|
観世音寺 | |
 Lecture Hall (Fukuoka ICP) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Deity | Sho-Kannon Bosatsu (Āryāvalokiteśvara) |
| Rite | Tendai |
| Status | functional |
| Location | |
| Location | 5-6-1 Kanzeonji, Dazaifu-shi, Fukuoka-ken |
| Country |  Japan |
  Shown within Fukuoka Prefecture  Kanzeon-ji (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°30′54.1″N 130°31′16.7″E / 33.515028°N 130.521306°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Emperor Tenji |
| Completed | c.746 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
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Kanzeon-ji (観世音寺) is a seventh-century Buddhist temple in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was once the most important temple in Kyushu. Its bell, one of the oldest in the country, has been designated a National Treasure,[1] and in 1996 the Ministry of the Environment designated its sound as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.[2][3] Many statues of the Heian period are Important Cultural Properties.
- ^ "Tangible Cultural Properties - Bell". Dazaifu City. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ "6G - Conservation of Good Sound Environment". Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
- ^ "Kanzeon-ji". Dazaifu Tenman-gū. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2011.